MH-263 Bibio - Vignetting The CompostSeamlessly amalgamating nature and electronics, Vignetting The Compost, the third full-length release from Bibio, channels instruments and vocals from a bygone era through a futuristic digital portal. History may credit Edison with the phonograph but, in truth, the first such device mysteriously washed up on the shores of England in 1876… playing Bibio. Vignetting The Compost is at once timeless and innovative; 60s-esque folk guitar and mechanic manipulations of sounds whose instruments of origin are less important than the feelings they evoke, layer upon each other with ease and intricacy. Just when you expect to hear Nico’s moan escaping your stereo, Bibio himself comes through with a voice that could have sung next to her on “These Days.” Truly, this is an album for the ages.

Vignetting The Compost is a lovely record with a sound which Bibio has become most noted for. The most obvious comparison would be to Boards of Canada’s embryonic guitar daydream that is The Campfire Headphase with layers of found sounds and laptop trickery. I was just telling a friend how it reminds me of those little bits between tracks on Boards of Canada records, but longer. Besides great production and studio trickery, Vignetting The Compost showcases Bibio as a capable and dexterous guitarist. - The Color Awesome